Mr. George Hussey:

One of the points we made in our document and one of the points the council made in its annual review was this need for the top-down and the bottom-up. This is not just about the planning, transport and housing area but rather across the board. There will be that deep need for a much deeper level of community engagement across a whole range of areas.

An aspect that has not got much mention today is climate adaptation. Certainly, there is a distinct and specialised role there for community engagement in order to work out what will work in local areas. There will be a huge amount of variation in finding the right nature-based solutions. The issue of community engagement is critical to ultimately lead to more satisfactory outcomes for communities.